O.N.E - August 2010

August 2O1O

Photo: Timor Leste, by Frank Elvey / Oxfam Hong Kong

THE ISLANDS EDITION One Person in Mindanao, Philippines

Vietnam:

After twelve years of working with Oxfam, Genela Buhia still sees her job with a fresh perspective every day. It is the people and community groups she collaborates with who make it so inspiring, and the distinctive and diverse nature of Mindanao, her home.

In July, the first training of its kind was held in Quang Tri, a province in Vietnam at great risk of climate change; 25 students and women -- all 100% of the trainees -- can now swim 20-25 metres.

Timor Leste:

Majestic yet Fragile

In the wet season, cloud-topped mountains, crystal blue sea and lush green hills. In the dry, shades of brown. Climate change is changing the way of life in both seasons in Timor Leste.

Hong Kong:

The Worker and Family

In a recent Oxfam Hong Kong survey, the majority of the Hong Kong public supports a minimum wage sufficient for the worker and family, with most suggesting a wage of HK$30/hour (about US$3.9).

Hong Kong:

Climate Change in the City

Youth discover that climate change is not only happening on faraway tropical islands, but right here in Hong Kong; they are making videos about their findings.

Hong Kong:

My Food is Fair

(http://www.oxfam.org.hk/en/foodexpo.aspx)

Olive oil, soy sauce, nuts, beans, fruit and spices from Palestine and China, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. August is the time of the annual Food Expo of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, and Oxfam Hong Kong is showcasing Fair Trade products to the food industry and to the public.

Swimming for the First Time

Philippines:

Recovering from Typhoon Parma, Recovering from Poverty

More natural disasters were reported in the Philippines in 2009 than in any other country. A World Bank study across 14 countries ranks disasters as a leading cause of poverty. Here is a look at how survivors of two back-to-back typhoons now have enough food -- even a surplus -- and “peace of mind�.

Indonesia:

Women Inspiring Change

Seaweed farmers, cake sellers, heads of households, tailors, mothers, weavers - these rural women in eastern Indonesia are also legislative members, campaigners for better schools, board members of farming cooperatives, land rights activists, and more.

China Voices Oxfam Hong Kong releases a book on the state of poverty in China, and efforts to reduce it, among women, farmers, migrant workers, ethnic minorities, youth and elderly people.

ONE PERSON in MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES GENELA C. BUHIA 1

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1 Assessment of damaged bridges. Photo courtesy of KFI 2 Speaking to beneficiaries during an emergency relief distribution. Photo courtesy of CDP 3 Crossing a river to reach farmland. Photo courtesy of Nash Calido/Oxfam Mindanao Programme

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4 Crossing a footbridge over a large fishpond. Photo courtesy of Nash Calido/Oxfam Mindanao Programme 5 Climbing hills to reach a village affected by typhoon Pepeng Photo: Kurian Thomas/Oxfam Hong Kong

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6 Visiting a camp for Internally Displaced People. Photo courtesy of Oxfam Mindanao Programme

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7 Emergency relief distribution (left) and interviewing a woman beneficiary (right). Photo taken by Nori de Dios/OHK 8 Meeting Manobo men leaders with an Oxfam Mindanao Programme colleague. Photo courtesy of Nash Calido/ Oxfam Mindanao Programme

I met a poor Muslim woman in Cotabato

cities of Mindanao. I was born and grew up

than I do – I cross rivers and flooded areas

City who had married by parental

in this city and have lived in Mindanao all

to reach far-flung communities; I climb hills

arrangement at the age of 14, had 18

my life, and I firmly believe there are many

and mountains to access remote villages; I

pregnancies, raised 7 children, and over

reasons to appreciate this island.

experience distress and sorrow in internally

time learned to assert herself to such an

displaced peoples’ camps; and I survey

extent that she is now a village leader. I

The distinctiveness and diversity of our

homes, bridges and livelihoods damaged by

visited a community in North Cotabato

people, places and features never fail to

typhoons and other disasters. With them,

submerged in floods for two weeks and

amaze me. It is not so much because there

I discover that beneath the poverty and

saw how families had coped. I came to

are still new sights but rather more about

hardship, there are many stories of hope

understand how an indigenous community

absorbing new insights; not just meeting

and beautiful dreams. With them, I see that

in Bukidnon succeeded – after struggling

people but hearing their enduring stories;

beyond the episodes of war and conflict

for several decades – to reclaim ownership

and not just providing support but achieving

are untold journeys of women, men and

of their ancestral domain. I met a man who

aspirations and transforming lives.

children towards solidarity and peace and

used to be a guerilla but now leads peace-

well-being.

building work in a conflict-prone area in

Mindanao is home to the poorest

Maguindanao. I remember indigenous

municipalities and provinces in the country:

Daunting yet awe-inspiring, challenging yet

male leaders telling me about women’s

the twin problems of poverty and conflict

stimulating – that’s how I would sum up the

empowerment in Surigao, something they

are pervasive, despite the island also being

feelings towards my work. Daunting and

did not practice before…

endowed with rich natural resources and

challenging, because difficulties abound in

reserves. It is a priority area for the Oxfam

the communities where we bring support.

I will not run out of stories. The stories go

effort to achieve sustainable livelihoods and

Awe-inspiring and stimulating, because

on and on…

greater protection for Muslims and other

each community also evokes endless

minorities, small asset-holders and internally

opportunities of learning, of seeing a new

These I would say are some of my

displaced men, women and children. The

dimension of life, and of taking guided

most cherished experiences of work as

two priority regions of Oxfam are Caraga

action no matter how difficult or slow the

coordinator of the Oxfam Hong Kong

and Central Mindanao.

intended progress might be. I have been with Oxfam for twelve years now, and I can

programme in the Philippines. My work entails working with partner organisations

Working with partner organisations

say that I still see each new work experience

and visiting project sites across three island

in Mindanao and elsewhere is always

with a sense of appreciation and meaning.

regions: Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. I

enriching. With them – community workers

I see that there are still so many stories to

work in an office in Davao City, one of the

who know the local areas and people better

weave and share, so many stories to live.

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TIMOR-LESTE

MAJESTIC YET FRAGILE Text and photos by Frank Elvey Travel on the coastal road and you will

colleague first visited Timor-Leste during the

This is bad enough already for the people

be rewarded with breathtaking vistas of

rainy season and wrote in this magazine as

of Timor-Leste, most of whom are poor

rugged mountains meeting crystal blue

her first impression: “So green.” (See the

farming families highly dependent on rain-

sea; inland, Mount Ramelau and Mount

March 2009 edition of O.N.E)

fed, subsistence agriculture and with few

Matebian rise majestically into clouds. It is

other ways to feed themselves. What is

small wonder that visitors with a sense of

But it’s a different story in the dry season.

worse is that dry seasons are getting longer

adventure are choosing Timor-Leste over

Burnt brown hills, large tracts of which are

and the rains, when they come, are coming

more popular tourist destinations in the

treeless, tell of widespread deforestation

too heavily.

region.

and erosion. Land clearing for farming and tree cutting for firewood have exposed the

To some extent, seasons have always

Go there in the wet season and lush green

steep slopes to the power of wind and rain.

been unpredictable in Timor-Leste, where

hills can conjure up musings of a potential

Valuable topsoil is being lost, making it

weather is dominated by the Asian

tropical island paradise. One Oxfam

harder to regenerate the bare land.

monsoonal system and the rain shadow

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created by the Australian continent to the

and infirm. The impacts are also likely to

At the same time, by increasing discussion

south. The nation is also prone to drought,

deepen existing inequalities.

and learning about climate change impacts and the most important adaptation

flash floods, and the destabilising effects of the quasi-periodic El Niño climate patterns,

Oxfam, as the lead of a consortium of

measures, better policy and practices are

with surface waters warming in the tropical

four international NGOs (Oxfam, Caritas

being promoted.

eastern Pacific and surface pressures rising

Australia, Catholic Relief Services and

in the tropical western Pacific.

Trócaire), is assisting the people of Timor-

Existing community and civil society

Leste to respond to these critical challenges.

institutions will be strengthened and key

Yet, this unpredictability is worsening.

The consortium is initially working with

relationships enhanced with government

Farmers and fishers are telling Oxfam that

about 20,000 poor people in 100 rural,

institutions and service providers. National

changes in the climate are affecting their

at-risk communities, enabling them to

climate change adaptation plans and

livelihoods. They say the dry seasons are

become more resilient to what are already

policies will be informed and contributions

hotter, the rainy seasons more erratic and

unavoidable impacts of climate change. This

made to the emerging field of community-

with less rain, and overall, weather has

work is done together with local civil society

based climate change adaptation,

become more extreme.

organisations and with the government

particularly in light of the current

to assist vulnerable communities to adapt

international negotiations around climate

Their firsthand experiences support the

their livelihood strategies. Recently,

change adaptation funding and delivery.

scientific data and analysis on climate

the consortium successfully applied for

change that is available in Timor-Leste.

Australian government funds to support

Adapting to climate change is an immense

This may be limited in comparison to other

this work.

challenge for everyone, and most especially for poor people. The work underway is

more developed nations’ data, yet it clearly suggests that there will be longer droughts,

The approach used is participatory action

not just about adapting, but also about

more intense flooding, increased landslide

learning and research to stimulate direct

developing more sustainable livelihoods

risks, more destructive winds, and sea

community climate change adaptation

and reversing damage already done to the

level rises that will exacerbate coastal river

actions and to inform future policy and

environment. It looks forward to a future

flooding.

programme work. The idea is that as

when a visitor to Timor-Leste can still say, “so

community members get more information,

green,” and one day say this even in the

Likely effects include worsening food

awareness and understanding of climate

dry season.

insecurity, flood and wind damage, conflicts

change, and especially its local impacts, they

over access to water, displacement of

are better able to devise ways to reduce

people, and increased risks of malaria and

their vulnerabilities. In this way, community-

dengue fever. At most risk are poor people,

based adaptation actions are being

the landless, women, young children, the

developed to improve livelihoods, food

elderly, people with disabilities, and the sick

security and better protect the environment.

Based in Hong Kong, Frank Elvey is Regional Manager of the Oxfam Hong Kong Archipelagic Southeast Asia Team. He can be contacted at <franke@oxfam.org.hk>. Information was provided by the INGO consortium implementing the adaptation project.

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HONG KONG

THE WORKER AND FAMILY This advertisement is part of Oxfam Hong

a minimum wage sufficient for the worker

and published newspaper articles on

Kong's campaign for a minimum wage to

and family, and over 60 per cent suggest

the issue:

meet both the worker's and his/her family's

an hourly wage of not less than HK$30

basic needs. An Oxfam Hong Kong survey

(about US$3.9). Oxfam has met with the

More in English: http://www.oxfam.org.

released in May 2010 indicates that over 70

Provisional Minimum Wage Commission and

hk/en/fairwages.aspx and in Chinese: http://

per cent of the Hong Kong public support

Legislative Council, released several reports,

www.oxfam.org.hk/tc/fairwages.aspx

Photo: Tse Pak Chai

HONG KONG

CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE CITY This summer, 15 young people joined

are particularly vulnerable to severe weather

themselves: what action should/could be

the Oxfam Youth Campaign Partners

conditions. Climate change is aggravating

taken for tackling the issue?

programme to explore how climate change

the living and working conditions of poor

affects poor people in the city. They are

people in the city.

Oxfam Hong Kong hopes, through

visiting and interviewing people from all

broadening the mind and using both

walks of life and producing a series of short

Apart from learning through the video lens,

lenses and senses, youth – and we all – can

videos after a training programme. The

we can also use our senses. “A Cloud on the

understand the world more empathetically.

public will be invited to a screening session

Horizon” is a new experiential workshop

later on in the year.

of the Oxfam Interactive Education Centre.

Through role-playing, youth can experience

What are they finding out so far? The

the effects of climate change in low-lying

temperature goes up and down in an

islands such as Tuvalu in the Pacific, where

unpredictable manner. Extreme weather

residents must decide whether to stay or

conditions and natural disasters keep hitting

leave their island that is being submerged.

poor people around the world. Even in a

The workshop participants assess whether

rich city like Hong Kong, vulnerable groups

there are any possibilities to adapt to the

are suffering from the impact of climate

unpredictable weather due to climate

change. Street sleepers, outdoor workers,

change, and if and how they can make a

the elderly, chronic patients, farmers and

living if they stay or go. They also step back

those living in caged homes or cubicle flats

into their city lives in Hong Kong and ask

Youth Campaign Partners participants Etienne Tse, 23 (left) and Patrick Tsui, 21 (right) making a video about climate change woth Oxfam Hong Kong. Photo: Nicole Lee/Oxfam Hong Kong

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PHILIPPINES:

Recovering from Typhoon Parma, Recovering from Poverty Meng Abarquez

A corn field near the 221-kilometre-long Agno River, which overflowed and broke through dams. Farmers had to plough the land four times to deal with all the sand. Only then could it be planted.

The Philippines is home to 27.6 million

T h e r e s i dents of Bisagu and other

Benguet, Mountain Province and

poor people, and in 2009, the country

northern communities are among the

Pangasinan quickly responded to the

ranked first in terms of the most natural

millions of poor people hardest hit by

needs of poor communities affected

disasters reported to authorities, with 26.

Typhoon Parma, which made landfall

by the typhoon. The joint emergency

There is a definite link between poverty

on 2 October 2009. In Bisagu, Aparri, in

response, partially supported by the

and crisis. In a study conducted by the

the northern tip of the country, 596km

Hong Kong SAR Government Disaster

World Bank in 500 communities across the

from Manila, people have always relied

Relief Fund (HK$2.8m) and the Hong

Philippines and 14 other countries, natural

on their daily fish catch for food and

Kong public (HK$2.5 for both Typhoon

disasters and death/health shocks ranked

household expenses. But these days, there

Parma and Typhoon Ketsana), assisted

second among the reasons why people

is less fish to catch. Half of the village is

almost 13,000 families (12,278 families

are becoming poor. 'Decreasing national/

gone due to river erosion exacerbated

of 73,668 people, to be exact). From

local prosperity' was the leading cause.

by the typhoon. Residents have not had

October 2009 to June 2010, the teams

fresh clean water to drink and need to

provided food and non-food items and

Some economic statistics may indicate

buy it from town. Most families only have

supported people in their early recovery

healthy growth for the Philippines,

enough resources to send their children

efforts, such as in their first planting of

yet the 37 uninterrupted quarters

to primary school; a secondary school

rice or corn, or with the restocking of

of economic growth of the former

education is for the minority.

livestock, primarily pigs and goats.

Arroyo) has not benefited many of the

Oxfam Hong Kong and its partner

In May 2010, Oxfam Hong Kong and

27.6 million impoverished people.

NGOs in the northern areas of Cagayan,

all the 4 partners â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Center for Disaster

administration (of Gloria Macapagal

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Preparedness, Philippines Disaster

After Oxfam provided them with

reduced their stress and has improved

Response Network, Cordillera Disaster

emergency food assistance for the

marital relationships.

Response and Development Services as

clearing away and cleaning up of debris,

well as Center for Emergency Aid and

for making small repairs of water and

Based in Hong Kong, Meng Abarquez is Programme Manager of the Humanitarian and Disaster Risk Management Team of Oxfam Hong Kong.

Rehabilitation – undertook an evaluation

irrigation systems, and for removing silt

All photos: Madeleine Marie Slavick/Oxfam Hong Kong

of the programmes.

from farmland, the disaster response shifted to early recovery efforts. Residents

Here are a few accounts of how the

were provided with farm inputs (such as

disaster has affected people’s homes,

rice or corn seeds, fertilisers, vegetables,

farmland and also their marriages, and

farming tools and implements, etc.),

how people have persevered.

fishing implements, credit or capital for

Peace of Mind

micro-enterprises such as agricultural, vending and handicraft production;

Corazon Villanueva, 62, lives in Bacayao

water pumps and plastic hoses for

Norte, Dagupan City. She works as a

irrigation and the construction of plant

village health worker while her husband,

nurseries; and livestock such as goats

Agosto Villanueva, is a garbage collector.

and pigs.

They lost everything they own because of support from Oxfam Hong Kong through

Less Stress, Improved Relationships

its local partner, Center for Disaster

In many communities across Pangasinan,

Preparedness, she had this to say: “We did

people have been provided with farm

not have work, we did not know where

inputs (such as seeds, fertilisers, pesticides

to get food and all the money needed to

and herbicides) through a revolving loan

buy basic household items. The food and

scheme at a very low interest rate, of

pots, water container, and other non-

less than one per cent per month. (Loans

food items have been a big help to us.

from other sources often come with an

The rice they gave us lasted for a month.

interest rate of ten per cent or more.)

I had peace of mind.” Had this assistance

This has reduced people’s indebtedness

not been given, Corazon and others

and enabled them to benefit more from

would undoubtedly have had to borrow

their harvests. In areas of Pangasinan not

money at a high interest to buy food and

hard hit by El Nino, farmer-beneficiaries

replace lost household items.

have already begun to repay their loans:

the typhoon, including their house. With

Food and Surplus

as of June 2010, the repayment rate

This baby was born one day before Oxfam's emergency food supplies arrived, supplies funded through the Hong Kong SAR Government Disaster Relief Fund.

A farmer planting corn, which takes four months to harvest.

Oxfam supported many farmers with seeds for their first planting after the typhoons.

stood at 77 per cent. Farmer-beneficiaries

Beyond addressing the immediate need

in Benguet told Oxfam Hong Kong

for food and the replacement of basic

that this has helped them resume their

household items, the greater challenge is

livelihood activities and enabled them

to provide disaster-affected families with

to re-establish their own community

a way to resume their means to make a

support systems too.

living and to secure a sustainable food supply. By May, for instance, the Aeta

Wo m e n f r o m C a m a n g a a n s a y t h a t

indigenous people of Cagayan Province

because of the economic pressure

had already harvested their crops of

weighing heavily on men’s shoulders, the

sweet potatoes, bananas and vegetables.

stress to provide for their families has

“We have food now and some surplus to

been overwhelming. Having additional

sell,” they said during our visit.

sources of income has significantly

Squash flowers – Oxfam also supported vendors to restock vegetables and fish to sell at the market.

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VIETNAM

SWIMMING FOR THE FIRST TIME These images show the first training of its kind in Quang Tri, a province in Vietnam at great risk of climate change. From 13 to 22 July, twenty women and five secondary school students learned how to swim: a useful skill in the event of rising sea levels and increased flooding. After the nine days of lessons supported by Oxfam, 100% of the trainees can now swim 20-25 metres. They were coached by professionals at the Hailing District Sports Centre and the Quang Tri Sports Centre.

Photos: Nguyen Thanh Toan and Doan Minh Cuong

INDONESIA

Women Inspiring Change

By Budhita Kismad

"She did not dare to speak ... now she turns out to be a driving force and inspiration for young people in a place where many are unemployed." â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Peni Budi Astuti, Women Home-Based Workers Association, East Java, Indonesia

Several years ago our organisation, INSPIRIT, had the opportunity to develop leadership training for women in rural communities in Eastern Indonesia. We were challenged to create learning spaces for women, who are often seen as lacking a meaningful role in their communities: seaweed farmers, cake sellers, tailors, weavers of cloth belts, widows, victims of violence, and female heads of households. Because others often see them as 'poor women who are helpless,' they often see themselves as small humans that are not important.

The top two photographs are part of a National Conference of Women Inspiring Change held in Solo, Indonesia. The women's leadership programme is being introduced to several countries across Asia, through the Asia-wide WE CAN campaign for women's rights and against abuse.

Ever since we met them, we have seen

Here, representatives from three groups, Women Solidarity, Women Home-based Workers, and Labor Group, share experiences in implementing the Women Leadership Programme in order to improve the training manual â&#x20AC;&#x201C; an effort of the Joint Program of Indonesia Gender Justice Working Group.

strength and spirit, who can support

All photos: Rendra Almatsier for INSPIRIT

these women as complete human beings who have lived with extraordinary their families, educate their children, and bring a change in the communities in which they live. Their lives are not just about 'survival'; rather, they really go

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through life with a vengeance. They are

leadership training for women. This

We believe that women will be inspired

creative, and they are an inspiration for

dream came true when Oxfam offered us

to make many important changes in

many people. They are the real leaders

an opportunity to not only write a guide,

economic, social and political life: the

of women.

but also to train and support groups of

health of women and children will

women from the home-based workers

improve, more people will be literate,

We have heard many stories about

sector, factory workers, and a network

justice and harmony in the family will

women who have been through our

of non-governmental organisations that

materialise, and the community will

training: about alumni who have formed

fight for justice for women.

learn to be more independent. Where there are women who step forward to

a board of women for a special goat cooperative, the first in their village;

This initiative we call Women Inspiring

become leaders, important changes and

about a woman who ventured to become

Change. We aspire to encourage women's

innovation can truly be realised, and the

the legislative candidate of a party in her

leadership in many communities and

entire community will benefit.

district; about women who fight with

local organisations across the country.

the right people to get help from local

Our dream is that Indonesia will be

“I feel the creativity is incredible. INSPIRIT

governments; about a woman who is

more creative, more alive and better for

really invites us to mutually inspire each

struggling to develop a school for children

all people, driven by the inspiration of

other and find resources within ourselves.

and non-literate people in her village,

extraordinary women leaders in all fields.

This is very stunning and will inspire me

whereas she herself only has schooling

We believe, as we help increase the skills

to do the same thing in my community [of

to second grade elementary level. These

required for women leaders – in villages,

Delson-NTT],” said a participant named

women find in themselves the strength to

cities, and in various organisations in

Agnes at the close of a workshop.

dare to dream, to dare to change, and are

the government and non-government

an inspiration for many people.

sectors – women will go forward and offer leadership on issues most important

And inspiration is contagious.

Budhita Kismad is Co-director of INSPIRIT, an organisation based in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia. So far, at least 300 rural women have participated in the leadership workshops. Oxfam has been supporting INSPIRIT since 2009.

to their own communities. They will be key resource people who offer their

The experiences of these extraordinary

leadership as an inspiration for other

women inspired us to develop a training

women – especially young people – to do

guide with activities that we use in

the same, and even more.

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14

Ever y day, Ox fam Hong Kong

N e w PartnerOrganisations

ENGLAND

works alongside hundreds of groups

Oxfam Hong Kong releases a book on the state

around the world, from small NGOs to

of poverty in China, and efforts to reduce it, among

international bodies, from government

women, farmers, migrant workers, ethnic minorities,

departments of developing countries to

youth and elderly people.

community groups based in Hong Kong.

For more information: http://www.oxfam.org.hk/en/news_1156.aspx

Here are 14 ‘partner organisations’ that we are supporting for the first time.

• Institute of Development Studies (to host a workshop in Beijing, on the understanding and practice of development in China)

HONG KONG

• Policy 21

• Reanimated Links Consultants & Services

MAINLAND CHINA

• Expert Group for the Project, “Technological and Financial Needs of Adaptation to Climate Change in Poor Regions” (Researchers at the Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences)

Beijing

• Beijing Yanqing Green Cross Ecological Culture Center

Gansu

• Lanzhou Murui Cultural Service

Guangdong • Employment Project Team to Assist Workers with Occupational Injuries

Guizhou

Sichuan

China Voices

• Chinese Communist Youth League, Qianxi County • Poverty Alleviation Office, Dafang County • Old Community Building Association, Nanjiang County

• Wunian Village Committee, Jianshan Township, Luojiang County

• Hanhong Village Committee of Baiyang, Chaotian District

Tianjin

• Xin’ai Health Home for Women

Yunnan

• People's Government of Malong County

MOKUNG The June 2010 edition of MOKUNG marks the last issue of this Chineselanguage magazine in its current format. The award-winning magazine has been published since 2004. Before we meet again on a brand new platform with a brand new face, please go to Oxfam Hong Kong's Cyberschool (www. cyberschool.oxfam.org.hk) for educational resources for both student and teacher, and in Chinese and English.

In this edition of O.N.E, we highlight a partner in Yunnan, the People's

The focus of the June edition is on ‘poorism’ – voyeuristic tourism in poor areas and countries – and how to prevent being exploitative

Government of Malong County, with which Oxfam Hong Kong is supporting

and disrespectful while traveling.

urgent flood relief work.

To read online: http://www.oxfam.org.hk/en/mokung_y2010.aspx

For two continuous days in late June 2010, heavy rain hit Malong. It broke the record for the most rainfall in the county, with 208mm being recorded on 26 June. After only nine hours of rain, flooding had already started to occur.

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The funding for this emergency relief effort came from the Hong Kong SAR Government Disaster Relief Fund.

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